May 15 President Deploys Troops to Border, Calls for Reform By PBS News Hour In a nationally televised address, President Bush introduced a five-point, $1.9 billion plan to secure the U.S.-Mexican border that includes deploying 6,000 National Guard troops and creating a "temporary worker" program. Continue reading
May 04 Congress Set to Hammer Out Competing Lobbying Reform Bills By PBS News Hour With House passage Wednesday of legislation aimed at reforming the relationship between lawmakers and lobbyists, a conference committee must now hammer out critical differences between the House bill and a measure adopted by the Senate in March. Continue reading
May 03 Watch President Bush Theatens Veto of Senate's Emergency Spending Bill A $92 billion emergency spending bill already has the support of President Bush and approval by the House. However, the Senate has added $14 billion dollars for projects they consider emergencies, and the president is threatening to veto the bill. Continue watching
May 02 Watch Debate Continues in Congress About Fixing Big Oil Although the nationwide average price for gas fell by a penny over the weekend, the debate returned to Capitol Hill today. Two senators discuss current and future legislation in Congress to stop rising gas prices. Continue watching
May 01 Watch Immigrants Organize Economic Boycotts Across United States Hundreds of thousands of immigrants participated in economic boycotts across the United States. Two guests discuss the motivations of the protesters and the future of illegal immigrants in the U.S. Continue watching
Sep 08 Congress Approves $52 Billion in Katrina Relief Funds By Admin, PBS News Hour The House and Senate on Thursday quickly approved an additional $52 billion for the Hurricane Katrina relief effort, bringing the total federal cost of the recovery to $62 billion, easily eclipsing spending on any domestic disaster. Continue reading
Dec 08 Congress Passes Sweeping Intelligence Reform By PBS News Hour After weeks of delay and debate, the House and Senate adopted a bill this week that would dramatically overhaul the U.S. intelligence community, including creating a national intelligence director and counterterrorism center. Continue reading
Jan 22 Congress Approves Massive Spending Bill By PBS News Hour Congress approved a giant $373 billion federal spending bill Thursday for fiscal year 2004 that had been delayed for months by lawmakers concerned with issues ranging from overtime rules to food labeling. Continue reading
Jan 16 President Bush Places Pickering on Appeals Court, Bypassing Congress By PBS News Hour President Bush used his recess appointment power to install Charles Pickering on a federal appeals court, bypassing Congress, where Democrats had stalled the nomination for more than two years. Continue reading
Oct 11 Joint Resolution on Iraq By PBS News Hour Congress passes a bipartisan resolution authorizing President Bush to use military force, acting alone if necessary, in order to ensure that Iraq disarms any weapons of mass destruction… Continue reading